Terminal management method and apparatus

Abstract

A terminal management method and an apparatus, to implement management of terminals. The method includes: receiving, by a first device, a first instruction used to perform a first operation on one or more terminals, and determining, according to a management rule, whether performance of the first operation is allowed, and/or determining a target terminal to be subjected to the first operation. The solution is applicable to the field of communication technologies, the internet of things, artificial intelligence, the internet of vehicles, smart homes, or the like.

1 . A method comprising:
 obtaining, by a first device, a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to perform a first operation on one or more terminals; and   determining, by the first device according to a management rule, whether performance of the first operation is allowed; or   determining a target terminal to be subjected to the first operation.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the management rule comprises one or more of:
 an allowed operation type,   a forbidden operation type,   a time period in which an operation is allowed,   a time period in which the operation is forbidden, location information in which an operation is allowed,   location information in which the operation is forbidden,   a threshold of a quantity of single-operation terminals,   a threshold of a quantity of cumulative-operation terminals,   a threshold of a quantity of terminals subjected to the operation,   a threshold of a cumulative count of operations,   an operation frequency threshold,   identifier information of a terminal allowed to be operated,   identifier information of a terminal forbidden to be operated, and   a quantity of readers allowed to perform the operation on a terminal.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the management rule comprises information about an operation requester, wherein the operation requester is either allowed or forbidden, and
 the information about the operation requester comprises one or more of:   name information of the operation requester,   identifier information of the operation requester,   data network name information corresponding to the operation requester,   address information of a server corresponding to the operation requester,   port information of the server corresponding to the operation requester, and   identifier information of a terminal corresponding to the operation requester.   
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the management rule further comprises one or more of:
 an allowed operation type,   a forbidden operation type,   a time period in which an operation is allowed,   a time period in which the operation is forbidden,   location information in which the operation is allowed,   location information in which the operation is forbidden,   a threshold of a quantity of single-operation terminals,   a threshold of a quantity of cumulative-operation terminals,   a threshold of a quantity of terminals subjected to the operation,   a threshold of a cumulative count of operations,   an operation frequency threshold,   identifier information of a terminal allowed to be operated,   identifier information of a terminal forbidden to be operated, and   a quantity of readers allowed to perform the operation on a terminal.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein determining, by the first device according to the management rule, whether performance of the first operation is allowed further comprises:
 determining, by the first device based on the information about the operation requester, whether the performance of the first operation is allowed.   
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 when the target terminal is different from the one or more terminals, modifying, by the first device, the first instruction into a second instruction, wherein the second instruction is used to perform the first operation on the target terminal.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 when the target terminal is different from the one or more terminals, determining, by the first device according to the management rule, that the performance of the first operation is not allowed.   
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, when the first device determines that the performance of the first operation is allowed, the method further comprises one of:
 when the first device is a reader, performing, by the first device, the first operation;   when the first device is a mobility management device, sending, by the first device, the first instruction or the second instruction to the reader; and   when the first device is a session management device, notifying, by the first device, a user plane device to send either the first instruction or the second instruction to the reader;   
       wherein
 the second instruction is used to perform the first operation on the target terminal. 
 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein, when the first device determines that the performance of the first operation is not allowed, the method further comprises:
 sending, by the first device, a response message, wherein the response message comprises at least one of an operation failure indication, a failure cause, or information about an operation requester.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 obtaining, by the first device, statistical data based on an operation result and/or the management rule, wherein the statistical data comprises one or more of:   an operation type of the first operation,   a quantity of terminals subjected to the first operation,   a quantity of cumulative-operation terminals,   a quantity of terminals subjected to an operation,   a statistical value of the operation frequency,   a cumulative count of operations,   a time of performing the first operation,   a duration of performing the first operation, or   a location information of performing the first operation.   
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising:
 sending, by the first device, the statistical data to a core network device, wherein the core network device comprises one or more of: a mobility management device, a session management device, a policy control device, a user plane device, and a charging device.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the first instruction comprises one or more of:
 identifier information or location information of the one or more terminals,   information about an operation requester of the first operation,   information about the reader, and   information about an operation type of the first operation.   
     
     
         13 . A method, comprising:
 obtaining, by a server, first information, wherein the first information is used to determine a third device that receives a first instruction; and   sending, by the server, the first instruction to the third device based on the first information, wherein the first instruction is used to perform a first operation on one or more terminals.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein sending, by the server, the first instruction to the third device based on the first information further comprises:
 determining, by the server based on the first information, that the third device or one or more readers served by the third device are located in a target area; and   sending, by the server, the first instruction to the third device.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the first information comprises address information of the third device that is used to establish a user plane connection between the third device and the server, and sending, by the server, the first instruction to the third device based on the first information further comprises:
 sending, by the server, the first instruction to the third device through the user plane connection between the third device and the server.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein the first information comprises identifier information of the third device, and sending, by the server, the first instruction to the third device based on the first information further comprises:
 sending, by the server, the first instruction to the third device through a control plane channel based on the identifier information of the third device.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 13 , wherein obtaining, by the server, the first information further comprises:
 obtaining, by the server, the first information from a fourth device, wherein the fourth device comprises the third device, a core network device, or a reader.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 13 , further comprising:
 sending, by the server, a subscription request, wherein the subscription request is used to request information about one or more devices that comprise the third device; and   receiving, by the server, a subscription response, wherein the subscription response comprises the information about the one or more devices.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 18 , wherein
 the subscription request comprises one or more of: information about a mobility management device in an operation-allowed area, information about a network exposure device in the operation-allowed area, information about a reader in the operation-allowed area, information about a user plane device in the operation-allowed area, and information about an operation requester.   
     
     
         20 . A communication apparatus, comprising a processor, wherein
 the processor is configured to read a program from a memory and run the program, to implement a method of:   obtaining a first instruction, wherein the first instruction is used to perform a first operation on one or more terminals; and   determining according to a management rule, whether performance of the first operation is allowed; and   determining a target terminal to be subjected to the first operation.